stewart, the gamer, his decision to finally confess and give it up changes nothing in his sentence. he, and his new xbox, will be in prison for the remainder of his life. this this sunday, tornado catastrophe. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through kentucky. 100 or more feared dead, mostly in kentucky. if you had to describe what s happened to your town for people that don t live here, what would you say? it s gone. rare december tornadoes crash through six states. they re working on trying to save some people trapped in the rubble. an amazon warehouse destroyed in illinois. i had no idea the building looked that bad, and i m just i m worried sick. i just want to know if he s okay. we ll get the latest from kentucky governor andy beshear.
had captioning sponsored by cbs o keefe: tonight, deadly tornadoes rip through several states, the damage catastrophic. president biden says help is on the way. the federal government will do everything everything it can possibly do to help. o keefe: kentucky hardest hit, up to 100 people may be dead. the governor declares a state of emergency. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through kentucky. o keefe: cbs news is there. in illinois an amazon warehouse takes a direct hit. i m jenna rae in illinois where responders are digging through rubble. o keefe: weather wreaking havoc across the country, snow in the midwest, heat in the northeast. more ahead. also covid comeback, the delta
huge metal poles bent in half if not broken. buildings that are no longer there. huge trucks that have been picked up and thrown. and sadly, far too many homes that people were likely in entirely devastated. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through kentucky, now, earlier this morning, at about 5 a.m. we were pretty sure that we would lose over 50 kentuckians. i m now certain that that number is north of 70. it may in fact end up exceeding 100 before the day is done. the damage is even worse now that we have first light. a couple of places have been hit incredibly hard, certainly mayfield here grace county, but everywhere along the line of this tornado that touched down and stayed down for 227 miles
right now we re crossing to kentucky because the governor has just started speaking, giving an update on those devastating storms to affect so many states. let s listen in. , , , in. this will be, i believe, the deadliest in. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado in. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system - in. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system to l in. this will be, i believe, the . deadliest tornado system to ever through kentucky. earlier this morning at around 5am we were pretty sure that we would lose over 50 residents and i am now certain that numbers north of 70. it may end up exceeding 100 before the day is done. the damage is even worse now that we have first light. a couple of places have been hit incredibly hard. certainly mayfield here in grace county but everywhere along the line of this tornado that touched down and stayed down for 227 miles over 200 in kentucky has been
up up to 100 people are inside the building. they had been on the night shift in the run up to christmas. theirfamily members had been trying to find them. he was on the phone with me while it was happening. the tornado was hitting the back of the building, the trucks were coming in. i told him tojump out the truck and duck. i decided to come down here to see what was going on. i had no idea the building look that bad, and i mjust. i m worried sick. ijust want to know if he s 0k. tornadoes tore a path through 200 miles, hitting the small town of mayfield. it s one thing when we know - the potential of the atmosphere. it s another thing when we it actually becomes a reality. i this was the bank. that s what s left of. the fire department. there used to be two storeys to that building now there is one. - a black cylinder swept across the ground, slamming into a candle factory. the governor fears dozens may have been killed inside. this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system t